Slab Contrasted Egmo 3 is a very bold, wide, medium contrast, upright, normal x-height font.
Keywords: posters, headlines, logotypes, signage, packaging, western, playful, vintage, poster, punchy, impact, nostalgia, showcard, personality, blocky, chunky, rounded, bracketed, ink-trap.
A heavy, block-built slab with broad proportions and a compact, tightly packed texture. Strokes are thick with visible contrast created by deep interior notches and chiseled cut-ins that shape joins and counters, giving the letters a carved, ink-trap-like feel. Serifs are bold and bracketed, with softened corners and rounded outer curves that keep the silhouette friendly despite the mass. Counters are small and often partially pinched, producing strong black coverage and high impact in both capitals and lowercase.
Best suited to large-scale display use such as posters, headlines, branding marks, and storefront-style signage where the chunky slabs and carved detailing can be appreciated. It can also add a retro punch to packaging and promotional graphics, especially when short phrases are set with generous spacing.
The overall tone leans classic and showy, evoking old poster wood type and Western signage. Its exaggerated weight and sculpted details add a mischievous, energetic character that reads as attention-grabbing rather than formal.
The design appears intended as a high-impact display slab that channels vintage, wood-type-inspired letterforms while adding distinctive notched detailing for personality and texture. Its geometry prioritizes strong silhouettes and a memorable rhythm over neutral text readability.
The design’s distinctive identity comes from repeated interior cutouts at terminals and joins, which creates a consistent rhythm of notches across the alphabet and numerals. Because the counters are tight and the letters are very dark, the face works best when allowed ample size and breathing room.